# Poland-registered bus veers off Hungary highway, killing 12

https://mins.news/en/item/23487

- France 24, 2026-08-16 12:48 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260816-poland-registered-bus-veers-off-hungary-highway-killing-12-people

> A bus registered in Poland crashed on a Hungarian highway early Sunday, killing 12 people and leaving at least 10 severely injured. It was described as Hungary’s worst accident of its kind in more than 20 years. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Poland would send an emergency aircraft to Budapest.

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